Thanks Heide -- I should include the word "another persons" private email. I am under the impression that once something is written it is copyrighted, although registration is required if legal action is contemplated to defend the commercial value of the material. Of course, I am not a lawyer and this is not a legal opinion. Thanks for you input. Regards, Patricia On Tue, 7 Dec 1999, Heide Sciacca wrote: > I don't understand most of this copyright stuff, but I was under the > impression that in order for material to be protected under the laws of > copyright, some kind of formal paperwork had to be submitted? > > While I can understand why the incident you described had upset you as we > don't intend our personal email messages to be seen by everyone, it seems the > person responding did it with good intentions and without malice. In addition, > I personally think attaching the copyright note to your messages as you > described would be a little unsettling and I would think twice about future > correspondence for fear of being sued. > > Just my thoughts, > Heide > > Patricia Tidmarsh wrote: > > > I sent a private message to a list member saying that I found the use of a > > word inflamatory. The listmember sent the original post to the list and > > apologized. I then sent a second warning that my personal mail was > > copyrighted and my copyright had been violated. The listmember resonded > > that since it was an official message from the List Admininstrator it was > > not a copyright violation. > > > > I have now instituted a rule that no private email may be forwarded > > without the express written permission of the copyright holder -- > > > > Any comments? > > > > Thanks for your attention > > > > ============================== > > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi > > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi >